diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
index 98de78fd27ebb177ea3e6fc142f0388d6325a200..6cb5d2f93d59d6e8352b985e3cc7376b801113db 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_INVALID,
 	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_CONTINUE,
-	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_START,
 	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_RESTART,
 	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_OFFLOAD_RESTART,
 	MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_ADDR_1,
@@ -467,10 +466,6 @@ mv64xxx_i2c_do_action(struct mv64xxx_i2c_data *drv_data)
 			drv_data->reg_base + drv_data->reg_offsets.control);
 		break;
 
-	case MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_START:
-		mv64xxx_i2c_send_start(drv_data);
-		break;
-
 	case MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_ADDR_1:
 		writel(drv_data->addr1,
 			drv_data->reg_base + drv_data->reg_offsets.data);
@@ -633,12 +628,11 @@ mv64xxx_i2c_execute_msg(struct mv64xxx_i2c_data *drv_data, struct i2c_msg *msg,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drv_data->lock, flags);
 
-	drv_data->action = MV64XXX_I2C_ACTION_SEND_START;
 	drv_data->state = MV64XXX_I2C_STATE_WAITING_FOR_START_COND;
 
 	drv_data->send_stop = is_last;
 	drv_data->block = 1;
-	mv64xxx_i2c_do_action(drv_data);
+	mv64xxx_i2c_send_start(drv_data);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv_data->lock, flags);
 
 	mv64xxx_i2c_wait_for_completion(drv_data);